Halo फ्रैंचाइज़ी के भविष्य के बारे में अफवाहें और कयास तब से लगाए जा रहे हैं जब Xbox ने अपनी latest restructuring की घोषणा की थी, जिसमें Halo को Activision के अधीन कर दिया गया था। Halo फ्रैंचाइज़ी के बारे में latest अफवाह यह है कि गेम series Activision के तहत reboot होगी। यह X पर Halo leaker, Technical Halo द्वारा उद्धृत insider sources के अनुसार है। X पर एक series of posts में, leaker ने समझाया कि Activision Halo series reboot करेगा, और कि "the lore is not going to be continued". हालांकि, leaker ने सुझाव का खंडन किया कि Halo under Activision multiplayer-only game होगा, stating कि इसमें campaign और multiplayer दोनों होंगे। यह Activision president, Rob Kostich की recent statement द्वारा समर्थित है, जिन्होंने The Game File को बताया कि Activision wants to make a game that honors "what made players love it in the first place". For Halo, our goal is clear: make the greatest Halo game ever, worthy of its universe and legacy, while staying true to what made players love it in the first place. It is a bold ambition, one that this franchise deserves.

We have already begun assembling a purpose-built team, unique in capability and talent, ready and excited to deliver this next chapter with the community. Technical Halo, X पर another post में, reported कि an insider—the same one who revealed that only 20 employees were left at Halo Studios—estimates कि it will be at least three to four years before a new Halo game is released. That timeline more or less lines up with a relatively compressed game development timeline, which is again supported by Kostich's claims कि Activision is starting a new team from scratch to work on the next Halo game.